Vancouver Island

Hi Class,

Here is the agenda for today:

• Review election results and compare to StudentVote results.
• Review the Oregon Territory Worksheet (6-2) and recap the Oregon Trail game
• Colony of Vancouver Island ppt
• Activity 6-3 - Population of Fort Victoria.

HOMEWORK:

• From last day, read pg. 208-213 (Oregon Territory)
• From today, read pg. 213-216 (Vancouver Island)
• Add to map: Columbia River, Vancouver Island, Fort Langley, Fort Victoria, Nanaimo, Cumberland
• Choose 4 out of the 8 questions on Activity 6-3 to complete for next class.

FROM LAST DAY:

• Oregon Territory PowerPoint

BC Maps

Hi Class,

Your homework is to add the following three places to your map of BC:

• New Westminster
• Yale
• Fraser River

Start a list of places on the backside of your map.

Don't forget, there is a Government/Politics Quiz next class!

Ms. Underwood

Student Vote Results

Hi Class,

Today you participated in the the Student Vote Activity!!! The results for this class were as follows:

• Bill Clarke (Conservative) - 11
• Damian Kettlewell (Green) - 6
• Andrew Wilkinson (Liberal) - 6
• Nicholas Scapilatti (NDP) - 2

On May 14th, let's see if Bill Clarke will actually win Vancouver-Quilchena!

Ms. U

Vancouver Quilchena Candidates

Hi Class,

Today we talked about electoral districts and discovered that Prince of Wales is in the Vancouver-Quilchena riding provincially.

In class we started working on a profile of candidate that is running is this riding. Select a candidate from the list and fill in worksheet 5.1:

• Clarke, Bill - BC Conservative
• Kettlewell, Damian - Green Party
• Scapillati, Nicholas - BC NDP
• Wilkinson, Andrew Franklin - BC Liberals

Due at the beginning of next class!!

Quiz on May 14th

Ms. U

Government and your rights!

Hi Class,

Today we worked on understanding our rights and freedoms. We learned that we have certain rights and freedoms that are protected by law in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (part of the Canadian Constitution). For homework complete:

• Worksheet 2.4
• Questions:
• Brainstorm reasons why fewer people in the province are casting their ballot.
• Is this decline disrespectful to those who had to fight for their right to vote?

See you Monday!

Ms. U

Types of Government

Hi Class,

Today we started on the Student Vote Activities. Your homework is to complete Worksheet 1.1: Types of Government. If you are going to be away on the Physics field trip, your homework is to have both Worksheet 1.1 and 1.2 ready by Thursday.

Ms. U

Louis Riel

Hi Class,

Click on the picture of Louis Riel for last days powerpoint presentation:

Homework:

• HBC Venn Diagram
• Activity 4.4